Title: Mike Love Is ‘Facing Serious Health Challenges,’ Says John Stamos URL Source: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mike-love-health-update-beach-boys-1236358865/ Published Time: 2026-10-12T03:14:02Z Markdown Content: [Skip to main content](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mike-love-health-update-beach-boys-1236358865/#pagetop)[](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mike-love-health-update-beach-boys-1236358865/) ## Mike Love Is ‘Facing Serious Health Challenges,’ Says John Stamos Stamos shared a candid update about The Beach Boys singer on social media before their performance in Nashville Sunday night (Oct.
11) after the band returns after a three-month break.  Mike Love and John Stamos perform during the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Marriott Marquis Times Square on June 12, 2025 in New York City.
Lawrence Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame Mike Love, the sole remaining original member of [The Beach Boys](https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-beach-boys/) still touring under the group’s name, is “facing serious health challenges,” John Stamos wrote in an update to fans on Sunday (Oct.
Stamos, who sometimes performs with The Beach Boys, posted a candid [note on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeXS_MclY0b/?img_index=1) en route to Sunday night’s concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
Stamos said he was “struggling to put my feelings into words.” He made the post following Saturday’s (Oct. 10) concert in Cincinnati, marking the group’s return after the Beach Boys [hit pause on a summer tour](https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beach-boys-reschedule-summer-2026-tour-mike-love-recharge-1236302244/) in July to allow Love time to “recharge.” The announcement affected six weeks’ worth of tour dates, totaling nearly 30 shows. [Footage from the Cincinnati show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvMHEH807aw&t=1s)on social media showed Stamos introducing Love and helping a feeble Love walk out and sit in a chair, where Love remained through the evening, occasionally joining in on songs.
Other band members took turns singing lead on tunes usually handled by Love, [according to Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-beach-boys-cincinnati-concert-frail-mike-love-1235640961/).